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Error compiling variant (m5stack + esp32 cores)
Dec 5th, 2021 at 10:20am
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Hi
Sorry for my english!
For some time now, whenever I want to compile an ESP32 program or M5Stack product, I have this text displayed in the windows output.
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Compiling 'Free_Font_Demo' for 'M5Stack-Core-ESP32'
C:\ArduinoDev\Arduino\java\bin>if exist re-esp32\Debug\partitions.csv" del /f re-esp32\Debug\partitions.csv"
C:\ArduinoDev\Arduino\java\bin>if exist \Free_Font_Demo\partitions.csv" copy /y \Free_Font_Demo\partitions.csv" re-esp32\Debug\partitions.csv"
C:\ArduinoDev\Arduino\java\bin>if not exist re-esp32\Debug\partitions.csv" copy \tools\partitions\default.csv" re-esp32\Debug\partitions.csv"
        1 fichier(s) copi‚(s).
C:\ArduinoDev\Arduino\java\bin>if not exist re-esp32\Debug\partitions.csv" COPY \tools\partitions\default.csv" re-esp32\Debug\partitions.csv"
C:\ArduinoDev\Arduino\java\bin>IF EXIST \Free_Font_Demo\bootloader.bin" (COPY /y \Free_Font_Demo\bootloader.bin" re-esp32\Debug\Free_Font_Demo.ino.bootloader.bin"  )  ELSE (IF EXIST \variants\m5stack_core_esp32\bootloader.bin" (COPY \variants\m5stack_core_esp32\bootloader.bin" re-esp32\Debug\Free_Font_Demo.ino.bootloader.bin"  )  ELSE (COPY /y \tools\sdk\esp32\bin\bootloader_qio_80m.bin" re-esp32\Debug\Free_Font_Demo.ino.bootloader.bin"  ) )
Le chemin d'accŠs sp‚cifi‚ est introuvable.
C:\ArduinoDev\Arduino\java\bin>if exist \Free_Font_Demo\build_opt.h" COPY /y \Free_Font_Demo\build_opt.h" re-esp32\Debug\build_opt.h"
C:\ArduinoDev\Arduino\java\bin>if not exist re-esp32\Debug\build_opt.h" type nul  core-esp32\Debug\build_opt.h"
C:\ArduinoDev\Arduino\java\bin>IF EXIST \Free_Font_Demo\bootloader.bin" (COPY /y \Free_Font_Demo\bootloader.bin" re-esp32\Debug\Free_Font_Demo.ino.bootloader.bin"  )  ELSE (IF EXIST \variants\m5stack_core_esp32\bootloader.bin" (COPY \variants\m5stack_core_esp32\bootloader.bin" re-esp32\Debug\Free_Font_Demo.ino.bootloader.bin"  )  ELSE (IF EXIST \tools\sdk\bin\bootloader_qio_80m.bin" (COPY /y \tools\sdk\bin\bootloader_qio_80m.bin" re-esp32\Debug\Free_Font_Demo.ino.bootloader.bin"  ) ) )
        1 fichier(s) copi‚(s).
Error compiling variant
Build failed for project 'Free_Font_Demo'

I have no problem from the Arduino IDE.

Previously I was under Microchip Studio / Visual Micro, with the same problem.

Conditions:
Windows 10
Arduino 1.8.16 (zip installation)
Visual Studio 2022
Visual Micro with license(installed via VS 2022 Extensions menu)

Thanks in advance
Cordially
jpbbricole
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Re: Error compiling variant
Reply #1 - Dec 6th, 2021 at 5:45pm
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Thank you for the report. 

We are investigating an issue when both esp32 and m5stack cores are installed.

A short term workaround is to remove esp32 from board manager and click rescan.

We will provide a better solution over the next week.
  
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Re: Error compiling variant
Reply #2 - Dec 7th, 2021 at 2:46pm
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An alternative to removing one of the packages, is to ensure both ESP32 and M5Stack are on the same version.

The main "boundary" is v2.0 of each core, so if one is >= v2.0, ensure the other is also updated to a version >= v2.0
  
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Re: Error compiling variant
Reply #3 - Dec 8th, 2021 at 9:31am
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Hi
Many thanks for your efficiency!

Reinstalling packages seems to be seems to be a part of the solution, I did some tests:
Test conditions:
Sketch M5Stack Free_Font_Demo
Sketch ESP32 dev module SD_Test

The packages installation is done from the Arduino IDE
M5STACK 2.0.0
ESP32 package 1.0.6

Erase 2 package m5stack and esp32 by deletion in folder
Installation m5stack package.
Start VS2022 and Rescan
Compilation M5Stack Free_Font_Demo OK
Quit VS

Installation ESP32 package
Start VS2022 and Rescan
Compilation ESP32 SD_Test error
Error creating archive. This is usually caused by a virus checker locking the archive file (core.a)
    note: The core.a file will now be invalid. Please click 'Build>Clean Solution' to reolve the issue.
          Please report this issue to http://www.visualmicro.com/forums. Let us know which virus checker and board you are using.
Build failed for project 'SD_Test'

Quit VS
Start VS2022 and Rescan
Compilation M5Stack Free_Font_Demo error
Error creating archive. This is usually caused by a virus checker locking the archive file (core.a)
    note: The core.a file will now be invalid. Please click 'Build>Clean Solution' to reolve the issue.
          Please report this issue to http://www.visualmicro.com/forums. Let us know which virus checker and board you are using.
Build failed for project 'Free_Font_Demo'

Quit VS
delete folder package m5stack
Start VS2022 and Rescan
Compilation ESP32 SD_Test OK.

With m5stack and esp32 package installed, in Arduino IDE, all works fine.

PS: visualMicro is really great!

cordially
jpbbricole
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